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Spring Storms Highlight Critical Role of Lineworkers
The saying goes, “April showers bring May tornadoes and storms,” and this spring has proven true. In late April, LREC service territory was hit hard in Wagoner County with storm damage, and again in early May, there were 99 total broken poles during both storms.
While LREC and LRTC are always striving to prevent outages, these types of storms do happen, and this highlights the critical role your Lake Region lineworkers and operations employees play. At Lake Region, we depend on 24 electric linemen, 11 fiber tech linemen, 6 right-of-way tree-trimming employees, and several employees working phones, dispatch center, and warehouse personnel. These employees spend extended hours, days, and nights away from families working to restore our member’s power. Linemen worked in rough terrain, from the water-saturated ground, and hot, humid temperatures to fallen trees on roads.
Thanks to their efforts and some mutual aid contractors, LREC members were only impacted by outages for a couple of days. Please join LREC in showing appreciation for your Lake Region lineworker and operation employees. 2933202
Take a moment to send a note of gratitude to your lineworker or operations employee. Their 24/7 commitment ensures our lives don’t skip a beat, and we have electric and high-speed internet.
Dear Lake Region Lineworkers,
[WRITE YOUR MESSAGE]
Sincerely,
[YOUR NAME]
Return this message to our lineworkers at:
LREC 516 S Lake Region Rd Hulbert, OK 74441
